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<h1 class="topictitle1">Importing Backup Storage Copies</h1>
<div id="body8662426"><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001234138913__en-us_topic_0000001211646121_p4418105261114">ProtectManager allows you to import backup storage copies into the storage system. If the storage system is faulty and a backup copy cannot be used for restoration, connect the backup storage to another storage system. You can import the metadata of a copy into a new storage system by importing the copy. Then, the copy can be used for restoration.</p>
<div class="section" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001234138913__en-us_topic_0000001211646121_en-us_topic_0000001091431193_section095013491921"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Prerequisites</h4><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001234138913__en-us_topic_0000001211646121_p7363141717408">A backup storage has been added.</p>
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<div class="section" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001234138913__en-us_topic_0000001211646121_section1340133518719"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Precautions</h4><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001234138913__p5196181720525">After a backup storage copy is imported, all metadata in the copy is imported into the storage system. The copy generation mode is changed from <span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001234138913__text810165217506"><strong>Backup</strong></span> to <span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001234138913__en-us_topic_0000001211646121_text1083815911817"><strong>Import</strong></span>.</p>
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<div class="section" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001234138913__en-us_topic_0000001211646121_section768325052919"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Procedure</h4><ol id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001234138913__en-us_topic_0000001211646121_en-us_topic_0000001091431193_ol283013814525"><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001234138913__en-us_topic_0000001211646121_en-us_topic_0000001091431193_li1570821013536"><span>Choose <span class="menucascade" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001234138913__menucascade62215924210"><b><span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001234138913__uicontrol1322165919425"><span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001234138913__text8711369523"><strong>System</strong></span></span></b> &gt; <b><span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001234138913__uicontrol9371123174310"><span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001234138913__text19968123815526"><strong>Infrastructure</strong></span></span></b> &gt; <b><span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001234138913__uicontrol13344015184314"><span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001234138913__text4528194865215"><strong>Backup Storage</strong></span></span></b></span>.</span></li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001234138913__en-us_topic_0000001211646121_en-us_topic_0274211889_en-us_topic_0224938451_li18900716111720"><span>Click <span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001234138913__en-us_topic_0000001211646121_text2298330588"><strong>More</strong></span> next to a backup storage and select <span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001234138913__uicontrol183592212485"><b><span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001234138913__text2067535717521"><strong>Import Backup Storage Copies</strong></span></b></span>.</span></li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001234138913__en-us_topic_0000001211646121_en-us_topic_0223232371_li51656395"><span>In the dialog box that is displayed, click <span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001234138913__en-us_topic_0000001211646121_text20961626967"><strong>OK</strong></span>.</span></li></ol>
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